Personal awowal on his own NDE

• Compared to the light of Divinity which had illuminated all existence, the god of traditional religion shone dully indeed; thus spirituality replaced religion. The Eye of the I, S. 336

• A spiritually oriented person values all of life's experiences and sees each one as an opportunity to evolve spiritually. Source unknown

• Spirituality properly refers to those aspects of consciousness that pertain to the awareness of truth and divinity and includes all references to the Absolute and all-present Reality, which is the Source and infinite domain of all that exists as Existence itself. Source unknown

• The downside of religion divides, whereas spirituality unifies. Source unknown

• All Religion originates out of pure spirituality. Power vs. Force, chapter IV

• Spirituality is in a different paradigm than the Newtonian paradigm. Chicago Seminar, 10. April 2004

• There's no "either-or-ness" about spirituality. Interview with web radio station Beyond the Ordinary, 10. February 2004

• Spirituality starts at 500 and goes on up. The 400s are still caught up in the linear world. Sedona Seminar Alignment, provided by Consciousnessproject.org, 16. April 2005

• People try to make spirituality complicated. Yet, it is a very simple thing: goodwill towards all of life, being kind to yourself and others, being forgiving, and seeing the beauty of all that exists. It is important to see the simple things because the ego is built of bricks. Once you remove one or two bricks the whole wall comes falling down. You don’t have to go to an ashram for three months and eat figs. Just the willingness in ordinary life to be kind and forgiving and compassionate is enough. Interview Power vs. Force, presented by magazine Light in Times, Kathryn M. Brinkley, November 2004

• Spirituality does not mean being effete. Hearts and flowers and we’re all going to sing a song – not always. It doesn’t require being delicate and effete. It requires strength and courage, valor, the capacity to experience physical agonies and let nothing deter you along the way. It takes everything you’ve got, and without Divine help it’s not even possible. Sedona Seminar Vision, provided by Consciousnessproject.org, 25. February 2005

• The downside of spiritual education is the buildup of the vanity of 'I know' and the devaluation of people who are 'not spiritual'. Therefore it is important as a foundation to spiritual training and education to learn how consciousness manifests as the ego and its mechanisms. I. Reality and Subjectivity, S. ?

• Commitment to the highest spiritual goals tends to bring up the ego's defects, which is to be expected. Defects are inherent the ego's structure and should not be taken personally. I. Reality and Subjectivity, S. 183

• The downside of spirituality is naïvete, especially in the 500s. It’s not really denial; it’s that it’s incomprehensible that other people can live in a different way. 49% of the United States lives below 200. 51% are integrous. Above 200, you can say, "That’s illegal and immoral,” and people will say, "Oh, yes.” Below that, they say, "So?” It’s almost as if there are two different societies.
  The sharks see that you’re walking around in a happy, blissful state, and they head for you. You’re walking around in flowers and butterflies. That’s Sedona. Someone says, If we all pray for peace, we’ll have it, and that’s the last thing he says before he’s riddled with bullets. There aren’t many spiritual teachers that teach you not to be stupid. Sedona Seminar Perceptions and Positionality, 19. June 2004

• Spirituality is not an intellectual game. How long does it take to become enlightened? If you’re serious about spiritual development, not just as an intellectual exercise, and you’re ready to say with supplication: "I surrender all to Thee O Lord, I pray to be Thy servant" – be ready for anything, and let someone know how you want your affairs handled. Be prepared in case spiritual reality moves much faster than you anticipated. Who’s going to pay the bills and empty the wastebasket now? Nobody. People will say you’ve gone crazy, gone totally mad, and of course you have. There’s a point at which you get a fire in the belly; spiritual growth takes priority over everything.
  Someone asked: Even me? Hawkins' answered: Yes, even you. Sedona Seminar Vision, provided by Consciousnessproject.org, 25. February 2005

• Spirituality doesn’t force itself. When your own needs are met, then you try to fulfill the needs of the world. Interview Conversations on higher consciousness, part II of III, presented by Four Corners Magazine, Pamela Becker, June/July 2007

• The founders of the original religions taught pure spirituality, and then it was interpreted by man’s ego. If man understood what was said, we would have world peace. Instead they began to look for differences and ownership and claims to exclusivity, and so religion as compared to spirituality became divisive instead of unifying. And that’s why I believe in spirituality, because spirituality emphasizes what is common to all and unifies. That’s why I say in the book that religion divides and spirituality unifies; that’s why I look for the spiritual truth behind each religion. Interview on Truth vs. Falsehood, presented by New Connexion.net, Miriam Knight, September 2004

• It is helpful to remember that neither Truth nor Enlightenment is something to be found, sought, acquired, gained, or possessed. That which is the Infinite Presence is always present and its realization occurs of itself when the obstacles to that realization are removed. It is therefore not necessary to study the truth but only to let go of that which is fallacious. Moving away the clouds does not cause the sun to shine but merely reveals that which was hidden all along. Spiritual work, therefore, is primarily a letting go of the presumably known for the unknown, with the promise of others who have done it that the effort is more than well rewarded at the end. The Eye of the I, S. 117

• A person who is literal doesn’t get what spirituality is all about. The pedestrian, linear, concrete world […] they are unable to intuit context, spiritual reality. So people criticize the high-calibrating spiritual practices. Sedona Seminar Spiritual Practices, 21. October 2006

• At some point, the illusion breaks down and the opening for the start of the spiritual quest commences. The quest turns from without to within and the search for answers begins. The Eye of the I, S. 115

• We change the world not by what we say or do but as a consequence of what we have become. Thus, every spiritual aspirant serves the world. The Eye of the I, S. 69

• Question: So What can the spiritual seeker do to be of help to society?
  Answer: To endeavor to evolve spiritually is the greatest gift one can give. It actually uplift s all mankind from within because the nature of power itself. Power radiates and is shared, whereas force is limited, self-defeating, and evanescent. All society is subliminally and subtly influenced by every kind and loving though, word or deed.
  Every forgiveness is a benefit to everyone. The universe notes and records every action and returns it in kind. Karma is actually the very nature of the universe because of the innate structure and function of the universe itself. In the universe time is measured in eons. Beyond that, it doesn’t even exist at all. Every kindness is therefore forever. The Eye of the I, S. 204

• There are misunderstandings of spirituality that teach that even love is an attachment, which is a misconception, for love is an aspect of God; possessiveness is an aspect of ego. Transcending the Levels of Consciousness, Nonattachment vs. Detachment, S. 99

• Spirituality is often confused with passivity. Moral obligation to respect and honor life includes one's own as well.
  Full acceptance [...] does not mean becoming an apologist for grossly negative, destructive behavior. A bull may misperceive a bystander as a potential enemy, but that does not mean that one thereby allows oneself to be needlessly gored. Discovery of the Presence of God, S. 69

• Question: Where do dreams of success and goals fit in with spirituality?
  Answer: You want to fulfill your potentiality and use your talents. Goals and dreams aren’t necessarily contradictory to spiritual growth. Developing your talents/potentiality is not in conflict with spiritual growth. Sedona Satsang Q&A, transcribed by Rune Nordhagen, 13. September 2006  

• [Sigmund] Freud remained below the critical level of 500 because of his denial of man's spirituality; whereas Carl Gustav Jung, who affirmed the spiritual nature of man, calibrates at a much higher 560. Power vs. Force, S. XXIII, footnotes

• Spiritual means you are interested in the essence of the Truth within the teachings. Thus a person can be religious and spiritual if he or she is interested in the essence of the Truth within the teachings. [paraphrased] Sedona Seminar Practical Spirituality, 25. October 2008

• Advanced research into the nature of consciousness now demonstrates conclusively that there is no division between science and spirituality. In fact, they merely represent different frequency ranges of their common substrate. Truth vs Falsehood, S. 9

• Throughout time, spiritually inspired individuals who have been devoted to the search for core truth itself have reported that beyond ordinary mind, there is a potential experiential capacity that enables the realization of the presence of the field itself as the source of all existence. Truth vs Falsehood, S. 8-9

• Question: My spiritual journey is lonely [...] not being around others who feel the same way. People are not on the same path.
  Answer: That should not compromise the love you have for people. It should be unconditional. There is a certain separation in which your spiritual family becomes closer than your birth family. That is pretty characteristic. The birth family is more limited. But there is another kind of closeness with your birth family. They can balance each other out. You can talk with your birth family about whatever else is interesting. You don’t have to become isolated. You do become nonattached. Sedona Satsang Q&A, 13. September 2006

• The activation of spiritual potentiality is a consequence of nonresistance, which is like the flower that opens and responds to the warmth of the sun by virtue of its intrinsic qualities imbued by creation itself. Transcending the Levels of Consciousness, S. 202